Snow expects more jobs in coming months [View All]

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WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary John Snow said Sunday he expects continued strong economic growth and "lots and lots of good jobs" created in the coming months.

At the same time, however, he said world affairs have so dominated the public's attention that the strong growth is not reflected in polls about President Bush's stewardship of the economy.

"There's been so much attention to other things, particularly the war in Iraq, that it's deflected attention from the economy," Snow said. "But the news on the economy ... is so good and so pervasive, so far-reaching, that I think people will change their views here."

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The economy has created 1.2 million jobs this year. Still, 1.2 million more Americans are unemployed than when President Bush took office 3 1/2 years ago.

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